Comments on: Tomato war in Dongguan, China http://yeinjee.com/2008/tomato-war-in-dongguan-china/ Popular blog on Asian culture, lifestyle, entertainment, food, travel, otaku, trends, traditions, pictures, videos, and offbeat stuff. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:44:48 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Yein Jee http://yeinjee.com/2008/tomato-war-in-dongguan-china/#comment-6198 Yein Jee Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:50:59 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=7153#comment-6198 kyon... ya, noticed that too, probably provided by the sponsors. I am a bit sceptical with the numbers actually... 10,000 folks having a tomato war sounds a bit exaggerating. kyon… ya, noticed that too, probably provided by the sponsors. I am a bit sceptical with the numbers actually… 10,000 folks having a tomato war sounds a bit exaggerating.

]]> By: kyon http://yeinjee.com/2008/tomato-war-in-dongguan-china/#comment-6189 kyon Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:21:48 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=7153#comment-6189 btw, does anyone notice how odd it is for them to wear the same cloths. its like a staged performance than real people having fun? btw, does anyone notice how odd it is for them to wear the same cloths. its like a staged performance than real people having fun?

]]> By: Yein Jee http://yeinjee.com/2008/tomato-war-in-dongguan-china/#comment-6132 Yein Jee Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:15:05 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=7153#comment-6132 I guess it's at a plaza outside of the main shopping area. Considering the buzz created for the mall, I won't call it a sacrifice actually. I guess it’s at a plaza outside of the main shopping area. Considering the buzz created for the mall, I won’t call it a sacrifice actually.

]]> By: bb http://yeinjee.com/2008/tomato-war-in-dongguan-china/#comment-6122 bb Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:17:04 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=7153#comment-6122 lol, i don't think it would make me happy. oh well, good thing not everyone's like those 10000 people. and wow, in a mall? the bottom left picture looks like outside to me. but anyway, the mall made a huge sacrifice! lol, i don’t think it would make me happy. oh well, good thing not everyone’s like those 10000 people.
and wow, in a mall? the bottom left picture looks like outside to me. but anyway, the mall made a huge sacrifice!

]]> By: Yein Jee http://yeinjee.com/2008/tomato-war-in-dongguan-china/#comment-6089 Yein Jee Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:25:37 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=7153#comment-6089 Personally I think it's ok if it's done once a year. Ya, it's food wasting, but as kyon said... if 15 tonnes of tomatoes could cheer some 10,000 people, it's not really wasted completely. Question is what if other cities are trying to 'learn' the culture as well. Imagine half of the Chinese cities are doing this... that would be quite a waste then. bb... they were doing it in a mall (one of the largest in the world btw), they will have to clean it up for sure. Well, cultural values are always debatable as time goes by... when the tomato war was first started, their harvest might be so good that the tomatoes will be rotten anyway, so why not have some fun instead... they probably didn't realise the meaning of starvation when mass communication was still lacking in those days. As for whether it's worth keeping some of the controversial traditions... we'll never come to a conclusion for the next 100 years. cole... another big scandal after the milk saga? Hmmm... Personally I think it’s ok if it’s done once a year. Ya, it’s food wasting, but as kyon said… if 15 tonnes of tomatoes could cheer some 10,000 people, it’s not really wasted completely.

Question is what if other cities are trying to ‘learn’ the culture as well. Imagine half of the Chinese cities are doing this… that would be quite a waste then.

bb… they were doing it in a mall (one of the largest in the world btw), they will have to clean it up for sure.

Well, cultural values are always debatable as time goes by… when the tomato war was first started, their harvest might be so good that the tomatoes will be rotten anyway, so why not have some fun instead… they probably didn’t realise the meaning of starvation when mass communication was still lacking in those days. As for whether it’s worth keeping some of the controversial traditions… we’ll never come to a conclusion for the next 100 years.

cole… another big scandal after the milk saga? Hmmm…

]]> By: cole http://yeinjee.com/2008/tomato-war-in-dongguan-china/#comment-6087 cole Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:00:59 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=7153#comment-6087 They should make salsa from the leftover. ;) They should make salsa from the leftover. ;)

]]> By: bb http://yeinjee.com/2008/tomato-war-in-dongguan-china/#comment-6071 bb Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:40:46 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=7153#comment-6071 i think it's a waste too. it would take so long to clean this up. or would they even bother to clean? some people may argue it's CULTURE. but i guess i'm just someone who's not very fond of these wild activities. i think it’s a waste too.
it would take so long to clean this up.
or would they even bother to clean?
some people may argue it’s CULTURE.
but i guess i’m just someone who’s not very fond of these wild activities.

]]> By: cole http://yeinjee.com/2008/tomato-war-in-dongguan-china/#comment-6068 cole Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:12:13 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=7153#comment-6068 What a waste of good tomatoes, lol. What a waste of good tomatoes, lol.

]]> By: kyon http://yeinjee.com/2008/tomato-war-in-dongguan-china/#comment-6060 kyon Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:13:53 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=7153#comment-6060 if 15 tonnes of tomatoes can make 10000 people happy, still ok lah. the world is globalization now, the western people are learning chinese culture also, so its nothing bad for chinese to learn a bit from the west. if 15 tonnes of tomatoes can make 10000 people happy, still ok lah. the world is globalization now, the western people are learning chinese culture also, so its nothing bad for chinese to learn a bit from the west.

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